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Harriet Marsden
Feb 03, 2017
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It's no surprise that former reality TV star and beauty pageant owner President Donald Trump reportedly judges women on their appearance.
On Thursday reports emerged which suggest that his scrutiny also falls upon his own staff members.
According to sources cited in this Axios report, the president has very set ideas about appropriate staff wear.
Sources claimed that press secretary Sean Spicer was heavily criticised for his outfit at the first briefing room meeting, because his pinstripes didn't fit him perfectly.
Sean Spicer 21 Jan 2017
Steve Bannon, often pictured without a tie or a tucked-in shirt, is allowed to be whatever he likes, they added, because:
Steve is Steve...he's cavalier almost about what he wears.
Who wore it better? (Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By contrast, Axios suggests that women working in his campaign field offices felt under pressure to wear dresses - all in order to impress the Donald.
Apparently, Trump prefers women to "dress like a woman".
The women of Twitter decided to respond to the outstandingly sexist implications of that edict.
#DressLikeAWoman was born.
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